Double Parsha: Behar-Bechukotai
Leviticus 25:1-27:34
Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14
Saturday, May 9, 2026
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Leviticus 25:1-27:34
Daily Reading Schedule:
Sunday May 3, 2026: Leviticus 25:1-18
Monday May 4, 2026: Leviticus 25:19-28
Tuesday May 5, 2026: Leviticus 25:29-38
Wednesday May 6, 2026: Leviticus 25:39-26:9
Thursday May 7, 2026: Leviticus 26:10-46
Friday May 8, 2026: Leviticus 27:1-15
Saturday May 9, 2026: All of the above readings Plus Leviticus 27:16-34 AND
maf: Leviticus 27:32-34
Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14
Talmudic References:
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Tractate Avadim
Daf: 1:1
"[The regulations regarding] a Hebrew slave and a slave whose ear is bored [nirẓa‘] are in force only when the Jubilee [is in force].
[The regulations regarding] a field of possession and a field which had been devoted [to the Temple] are in force only when the Jubilee [is in force]. R. Ishmael said: For that reason it is stated, As a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s—as possession [depends] on the Jubilee, so a field which had been devoted [depends] on the Jubilee. The Jubilee is on the same footing as the New Year in regard to the blowing [of the shofar], and the benedictions, except that [the blowing of] the shofar on the Jubilee overrides the Sabbath. When did the Jubilees cease [to be observed]? From the time when Pul and Tiglath-pileser, kings of Assyria, came up and carried the Reubenites, the Gaddites and half the tribe of Manasseh into captivity."
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Bava Batra
Daf 88b:10
"And Rabbi Levi says: Come and see that the attribute of flesh and blood is unlike the attribute of the Holy One, Blessed be He. The Holy One, Blessed be He, blessed the Jewish people with twenty-two, and cursed them with only eight. Rabbi Levi explains: He blessed them with the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet, from the first letter, alef, that begins the verse: “If [im] you walk in My statutes” (Leviticus 26:3), until “upright [komemiyyut]” (Leviticus 26:13), which ends with the letter tav, the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet."
"Therefore, the mishna teaches us that these too are subject to valuation, as the same verse also states: “Persons [nefashot],” indicating anyone who has any amount of life [nefesh] is subject to valuation."
Arakhin
Daf 2a:7
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Mishnah References:
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Mishnah Kiddushin 1:2
"A Hebrew slave can be acquired by his master through money or through a document, and he can acquire himself, i.e., he is emancipated, through years, i.e., when he completes his six years of labor, or through the advent of the Jubilee Year, or through the deduction of money. The slave can redeem himself during the six years by paying for his remaining years of slavery. A Hebrew maidservant has one mode of emancipation more than him, as she acquires herself through signs indicating puberty. A slave who is pierced after serving six years is acquired as a slave for a longer period through piercing his ear with an awl, and he acquires himself through the advent of the Jubilee Year or through the death of the master."
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Mishnah Bava Metzia 9:11
"The tanna addresses a different issue, the halakha of the payment of workers. A day laborer collects his wages from his employer all night following his work shift. A night laborer collects his wages all the following day, while an hourly laborer collects his wages all night and all day. With regard to a weekly laborer, a monthly laborer, a yearly laborer, or a laborer for a Sabbatical cycle of seven years, if he left upon the completion of his work in the day, he collects his wages all day; if he left at night, he collects his wages all night and all day."
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Mishnah Nedarim 3:5
"If one sees his property in danger of being destroyed, and takes a vow stating, for example: These saplings are like an offering if they are not cut down, or: This garment is like an offering if it is not burned, these items are consecrated if the saplings remain standing or if the garment is not burned. In addition, they are subject to the possibility of redemption just as other items consecrated for maintenance of the Temple may be redeemed. But if one said: These saplings are like an offering until they are cut down, or: This garment is like an offering until it is burned, then they are not subject to the possibility of redemption. "
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